Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 37
दक्षयज्ञदर्शनम् — The Vision of Dakṣa’s Great Sacrifice
and the Onset of Vīrabhadra’s Terror
चक्रुर्बहून्यप्रतिमभावाः सहर्षरोमाणि विचेष्टितानि । नन्दंति केचित्प्रहरन्ति केचिद्धावन्ति केचित्प्रलपन्ति केचित्
cakrurbahūnyapratimabhāvāḥ saharṣaromāṇi viceṣṭitāni | nandaṃti kecitpraharanti keciddhāvanti kecitpralapanti kecit
他们被无比的情感所淹没，欢喜得毛发竖立，遂作出种种自发之举：有的欢庆，有的挥击，有的奔走往来，有的语无伦次地喃喃而语。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Naṭarāja
FAQs
It describes the outward signs of intense devotion—horripilation, spontaneous movement, and overwhelmed speech—showing the mind being shaken free from ordinary restraint as grace and bhakti surge toward Lord Shiva.
Such reactions are portrayed as natural responses when devotees encounter Saguna Shiva’s palpable presence (often through Linga-worship, darśana, or sacred narration), where emotion and reverence rise beyond conventional behavior.
Steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with calm breath, along with Tripuṇḍra bhasma and Rudrāksha as aids, is implied as a disciplined way to channel powerful devotional emotion into focused Shiva-remembrance.